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Climate Knowledge Brokers Workshop 2013 32 Option C. Establish secretariat Funding to create small support team to coordinate joint activities, and step up the level of activity. Functions: Characteristics Define quality criteria for websites and provide a CKB ‘seal of approval’ (will need careful thought to avoid being exclusive). Develop joint marketing activities for CKB Group. Run meetings, workshops, and side events at conferences. Run training sessions and webinars to support capacity building. Form working groups, after mapping exercise to identify topics of interest. Conduct user surveys and needs assessments on behalf of CKBs. Develop joint funding proposals. Create guidelines on how to apply for funding, and provide support on this. Establish focal points within regions. Engage at high level forums and lobby on behalf of CKB community. Added Value: Creates common standards, frameworks, tools, and shares good practice. Results in better user experience, less duplication of effort. Shared M&E frameworks will improve services and enhance CKB credibility. Governance/funding: Needs annual budget to support core team ($100-150k/yr). Approach existing funders to get it started, but it could be partially funded by subscription fees and in-kind/voluntary contributions. Create small, lean secretariat, based in a reputable host organisation. D. Big Programme Go for major funding and an ambitious, centrallycoordinated, programme of work Functions: Proactive organisation with money to spend on key activities. Define quality criteria for websites and provide a CKB ‘seal of approval’. Develop common tools/standards/good practices. Develop and support multiple working groups on key issues. Run a CKB ‘geek squad’ or help desk providing support in various languages. Administer a grants programme to fund innovation. Very visible at places like COP – not taking over but supporting others. Able to link up with major initiatives like CTCN, NAPs/NAMAs processes and offer CKB solutions. Added Value: Ensures effective coordination of CKB work. Raises standards across CKB sector and supports innovation. Promotes efficiency in CKB work through sharing learning/capacity building. Governance/funding: Develop a formal collaborative structure to manage the programme. Elected CKB management team and steering committee. Housed within a qualified and reputable institution – Southern based ideally. Would need substantial funding (several US$ million/yr for at least 5 years). How do you get to the stage of pitching it The CKB Group will need some more formalisation first. 32
Climate Knowledge Brokers Workshop 2013 33 Conclusions emerging The report backs from each group showed there were strong similarities in the types of activities proposed under each option, although the scale of activities would obviously depend on the available resources. This was a good sign that CKB members are on the same page in terms of priorities. There was a clear desire, in particular, to do more to capture learning and good practice and to provide capacity building support for other CKBs, especially in developing countries. Another common message was that we need to avoid the trap of being too inward looking – it’s not about us; it’s about what we can do to improve the services we offer to our information users. After further discussion, we then tested how ambitious participants felt we should be by voting first on which option was most appealing, and then on which seemed most realistic in the short term. Here’s how the votes turned out: Option What’s most appealing What’s most realistic A. Status Quo MINUS 0 0 B. Status Quo 0 10 C. Establish secretariat 7 6 D. Big Programme 11 2 This showed a clear appetite to be ambitious, but a recognition that we won’t be able to get there in one step. The consensus was that we should start by consolidating what we’re doing now, getting more CKB members to step in to share responsibilities, and use this as a platform to work towards more ambitious goals. Raising funds to achieve our more ambitious aims will obviously be a challenge. We have a good base to build on with the trust and credibility already achieved, and the fact that we’ve demonstrated the ability to deliver, not just talk. But we recognised that without a new injection of time and resources, the tendency will be to slip back to a lower level of activity. So we need to keep the momentum going. Before we start serious fundraising it was agreed we need a clearer articulation of what the CKB Group is, its goals and objectives. The ideas put forward in the final session provide most of the raw material for this, but these need to be captured and spelt out in a clear and compelling way. We agreed our working title – the Climate Knowledge Brokers Group – is perhaps not ideal as few outside the community are familiar with the knowledge broker term. The Steering Group was tasked with working on this. Several specific possibilities were mentioned for the CKB Group to engage with existing processes - to “jump on trains that are that are already leaving the station”: Nadine Smith spoke of a potential link-up with a new working group on climate finance being set up by the Commonwealth Secretariat. 33
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